HC Deb 04 February 1998 vol 305 c686W
Mr. Clifton-Brown

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment he has made of the impact of the ban on selling beef on the bone on consumer confidence. [25354]

Mr. Rooker

Beef consumption varies seasonally and in response to many factors so the effect of any single action is unlikely to be identified separately. However, the vast majority of letters received about the ban have justifiably expressed continuing confidence in British Beef.